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棉 mián

cotton; cotton-padded

Strokes
12
Level
HSK 6
Radical
木
Type
Ideograph
Made of 木帛 ⿰木帛

Memory hint: Silk 帛 picked off a tree 木

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  1. 这件外套是棉花做的。
    Zhè jiàn wàitào shì miánhua zuò de.
    This coat is made of cotton.
    this (measure) coat is cotton make (particle)
  2. 冬天你喜欢穿棉衣吗？
    Dōngtiān nǐ xǐhuan chuān miányī ma?
    Do you like wearing cotton-padded clothes in winter?
    winter you like wear cotton-clothes (question)
  3. 天冷了，穿件棉衣吧。
    Tiān lěng le, chuān jiàn miányī ba.
    It's cold, put on a cotton-padded jacket.
    sky cold (particle), wear (measure) cotton-clothes (suggestion)
  4. 这条被子里没有棉花。
    Zhè tiáo bèizi li méiyǒu miánhua.
    There's no cotton in this quilt.
    this (measure) quilt in not-have cotton
  5. 秋天，农民们在地里忙着采摘棉花。
    Qiūtiān, nóngmínmen zài dì li mángzhe cǎizhāi miánhua.
    In autumn, farmers are busy picking cotton in the fields.
    autumn, farmers at field in busy(ing) pick cotton

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